This lesson aims to analyse the strengths and weaknesses of Rochester Castle and understand why it was built in such a strategic position.
It also explores the reasons why the Castle was seized by some disaffected knights in 1215 and why King John was so keen to recapture it.
Students have to evaluate the most effective ways of attacking and defending a Castle and learn how difficult medieval siege warfare was.
The second aim of the lesson is to examine how and why it was captured in the first place, as students continue to analyse the power struggle between the barons and the King.
There is a brilliant video link to the siege under Rory’s McGrath’s Bloody Britain series which the students follow and answer questions on.
Finally they plot the power struggle between the king, the church, the barons and the people in a sequence of lessons.
This lesson includes:
Fun, engaging and challenging tasks
Links to video footage
Printable worksheets
Suggested teaching strategies
PowerPoint format, which can be changed to suit
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